The Charge of the Light Brigade

Summary

The Charge of the Light Brigade is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,200 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Charge of the Light Brigade authored Alfred Tennyson^[3].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's genre is narrative poetry^[5].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's genre is war literature^[6].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's genre is war poetry^[7].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's Commons category is recorded as The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem)^[8].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade was published on 1854^[10].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's main subject is Charge of the Light Brigade^[11].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'}^[12].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Half a league, half a league,'}^[13].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[14].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[15].
• The Charge of the Light Brigade's form of creative work is recorded as poem^[16].

Product Details

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• Release type: Poem^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9f54fa0b-e648-4f5a-b8a6-0a9f73799c8c^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Charge of the Light Brigade authored Alfred Tennyson^[3].

Publication

The Charge of the Light Brigade was released on 1854^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Genres include narrative poetry^[5], war literature^[6], and war poetry^[7].

Subject and Themes

The Charge of the Light Brigade's main subject is Charge of the Light Brigade^[11].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Charge of the Light Brigade include Into the Jaws of Death^[19], a photograph^[20], founded in 1944^[21].

Why It Matters

The Charge of the Light Brigade ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,200 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for it include Into the Jaws of Death^[19], a photograph^[20], founded in 1944^[21].